Photos: Tour NYC's micro-apartments coming soon

The winners of New York City's contest to create a micro-unit apartment model were announced Tuesday.

PHOTO: Flickr/NYC Mayor's Office/Spencer Tucker

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The 55 units, created for one and two person families will be available to anyone

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The main living area will feature a couch that transforms into a bed and a removable bar that transforms into a dining table.

PHOTO: Flickr/NYC Mayor's Office/Spencer Tucker

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The units will measure between 250 and 370 square feet and will sell for $940 a month for qualifying low income or $1700 to $1800 for others.

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The small unit size means that some amenities that might ordinarily be located within an apartment will be common spaces, instead.

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For example: the building will have a rooftop garden, lounges on most of the floors, a deck, a multi-purpose lounge for dinners and events, a laundry room, bike storage and general storage, a cafe, and a fitness room.

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The building will be the first multi-family building in Manhattan to use prefab construction, and the building is short enough that the prefab modules, will essentially snap together.

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Here's a breakdown of what the new apartments will look like

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This is what the finished building will look like from the outside.

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The new building is exempt from the NYC requirement that units must be over 400 square feet and is being built with no city subsidy.

The winners of New York City's contest to create a micro-unit apartment model were announced Tuesday.

PHOTO: Flickr/NYC Mayor's Office/Spencer Tucker

The 55 units, created for one and two person families will be available to anyone

The main living area will feature a couch that transforms into a bed and a removable bar that transforms into a dining table.

PHOTO: Flickr/NYC Mayor's Office/Spencer Tucker

The units will measure between 250 and 370 square feet and will sell for $940 a month for qualifying low income or $1700 to $1800 for others.

The small unit size means that some amenities that might ordinarily be located within an apartment will be common spaces, instead.

For example: the building will have a rooftop garden, lounges on most of the floors, a deck, a multi-purpose lounge for dinners and events, a laundry room, bike storage and general storage, a cafe, and a fitness room.

The building will be the first multi-family building in Manhattan to use prefab construction, and the building is short enough that the prefab modules, will essentially snap together.

Here's a breakdown of what the new apartments will look like

This is what the finished building will look like from the outside.

The new building is exempt from the NYC requirement that units must be over 400 square feet and is being built with no city subsidy.

The winners of New York City's contest to create a micro-unit apartment model were announced Tuesday.

PHOTO: Flickr/NYC Mayor's Office/Spencer Tucker

The 55 units, created for one and two person families will be available to anyone

The main living area will feature a couch that transforms into a bed and a removable bar that transforms into a dining table.

PHOTO: Flickr/NYC Mayor's Office/Spencer Tucker

The units will measure between 250 and 370 square feet and will sell for $940 a month for qualifying low income or $1700 to $1800 for others.

The small unit size means that some amenities that might ordinarily be located within an apartment will be common spaces, instead.

For example: the building will have a rooftop garden, lounges on most of the floors, a deck, a multi-purpose lounge for dinners and events, a laundry room, bike storage and general storage, a cafe, and a fitness room.

The building will be the first multi-family building in Manhattan to use prefab construction, and the building is short enough that the prefab modules, will essentially snap together.

Here's a breakdown of what the new apartments will look like

This is what the finished building will look like from the outside.

The new building is exempt from the NYC requirement that units must be over 400 square feet and is being built with no city subsidy.